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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
(305)
4.4 out of 5
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Wiz
(776)
4.7 out of 5
Wiz
By Wiz
At a Glance
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Star Rating
(305)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.2% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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Wiz
Wiz
Star Rating
(776)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.6% of reviews)
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Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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  • G2 reviewers report that Wiz excels in providing exceptional visibility across cloud environments, making it easier for users to identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in real time. This is highlighted by its agentless architecture, which allows for quick deployment without the need for extensive setup, a feature that many users appreciate.
  • Users say that Microsoft Defender for Cloud offers a user-friendly experience, particularly with its centralized dashboard that presents findings and recommendations clearly. Reviewers have noted that this feature streamlines their workflow and makes it easy to assign remediation tasks to team members.
  • According to verified reviews, Wiz has a significant edge in overall user satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score. Users appreciate its ability to turn complex data into actionable insights, which enhances their security posture and compliance management.
  • Reviewers mention that while Microsoft Defender for Cloud is easy to use, it sometimes struggles with specific workflow needs, particularly in the Cloud Security Posture Management area. Users have pointed out challenges in configuration that can hinder their overall experience.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that Wiz's comprehensive vulnerability management and ITSM tool integration are standout features, allowing for in-depth cloud asset configuration visibility. This capability is particularly beneficial for enterprises looking to maintain robust security across their cloud environments.
  • Users report that Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides valuable real-time notifications for potential threats, which gives them peace of mind regarding security issues. However, some users feel that its performance in the Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform category could be improved compared to Wiz's offerings.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Wiz
No pricing available
Free Trial
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No trial information available
Wiz
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
230
9.1
639
Ease of Use
8.7
231
8.8
643
Ease of Setup
8.6
135
9.1
503
Ease of Admin
8.8
119
9.0
487
Quality of Support
8.6
224
9.2
609
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
116
9.4
476
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
219
9.8
598
Features by Category
Cloud Workload Protection PlatformsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.7
56
8.8
128
Management
9.1
46
8.7
119
8.4
45
8.4
107
8.7
44
9.3
120
Operations
8.9
44
8.9
107
8.7
45
8.6
110
8.4
45
9.0
112
Security Controls
8.6
46
8.6
76
8.6
44
Feature Not Available
8.9
45
9.1
107
8.6
45
Feature Not Available
Container SecurityHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
9.1
25
8.4
209
Administration
9.3
22
9.0
194
9.0
21
8.2
183
9.1
22
9.1
198
9.1
22
8.9
191
Monitoring
9.0
20
8.4
169
9.0
20
7.9
162
9.5
20
8.6
180
Protection
8.9
19
8.5
174
8.9
21
8.0
169
9.2
22
Feature Not Available
9.5
21
7.7
163
Cloud ComplianceHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.6
112
8.6
292
Security
8.8
98
9.0
275
8.6
98
8.3
224
8.6
95
Feature Not Available
8.5
95
8.9
250
Compliance
8.6
97
8.7
245
8.5
93
8.4
231
8.8
94
8.3
230
Administration
8.7
92
8.5
259
8.7
94
8.6
233
8.6
94
8.3
248
Vulnerability ScannerHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.2
299
Performance
Not enough data
8.4
281
Not enough data
8.8
276
Not enough data
7.4
275
Not enough data
9.0
280
Network
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
8.5
254
Not enough data
8.8
274
Application
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
7.3
30
Software Composition AnalysisHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
9.7
14
9.1
67
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
9.4
12
8.8
54
9.9
12
9.3
60
9.7
12
9.2
56
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
9.6
12
8.7
59
10.0
12
9.2
58
9.6
12
9.2
60
Cloud Security Monitoring and AnalyticsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.3
64
8.2
249
Activity Monitoring
8.5
63
Feature Not Available
8.4
62
Feature Not Available
8.4
63
7.5
183
8.6
61
8.0
196
Security
8.5
62
8.6
204
7.9
60
8.9
216
8.4
62
8.4
221
Administration
8.4
60
8.4
201
8.1
61
8.7
213
8.1
60
9.1
213
Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.4
21
Not enough data
7.5
19
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.9
33
Detection & Response
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.6
26
Not enough data
8.5
28
Management
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.2
23
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
8.8
27
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Secure Code ReviewHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.9
19
Not enough data
Documentation
9.2
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
Security
8.3
15
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.6
74
8.8
327
Configuration
8.4
62
Feature Not Available
8.7
63
8.9
278
8.6
59
8.4
251
8.6
60
8.1
248
8.4
65
8.5
270
Visibility
8.4
64
9.3
290
8.8
60
9.2
287
Vulnerability Management
8.6
62
8.4
268
8.9
61
9.2
298
8.6
62
9.0
278
8.6
62
9.1
294
Attack Surface ManagementHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.6
222
Asset Management
Not enough data
9.3
193
Not enough data
8.0
167
Not enough data
7.6
163
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
176
Not enough data
9.0
191
Not enough data
8.8
179
Not enough data
9.0
188
Risk Management
Not enough data
9.2
207
Not enough data
8.6
195
Not enough data
8.7
192
Not enough data
8.5
196
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
101
Container MonitoringHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
8.2
9
8.6
135
Alerts management
8.1
8
8.8
109
8.3
8
8.5
110
7.7
8
9.0
119
Monitoring
8.1
8
8.4
104
8.1
8
8.5
115
7.7
8
8.4
101
8.3
8
7.8
104
Automation
8.3
8
8.2
109
8.3
8
8.6
112
Analysis
8.6
7
8.7
126
8.7
9
8.5
123
8.8
8
9.3
126
8.1
8
8.5
114
Issue Resolution
7.4
9
8.6
117
8.3
8
8.9
122
8.3
8
9.0
114
Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
8.2
51
Access control - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
6.8
43
Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
7.2
46
Auditing - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.9
49
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.0
27
Security - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
9.5
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.6
23
Artificial Intelligence - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.0
18
Cloud Configuration Management - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.5
20
Agentic AI - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
17
Exposure Management PlatformsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
7.6
15
Generative AI - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
6.2
14
Not enough data
5.9
13
Risk Identification and Assessment - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Monitoring and Integration - Exposure Management Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.6
14
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
8.6
13
Discovery & Classification - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Risk Prioritization - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Remediation & Governance - Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
AI Security SolutionsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Protection - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Runtime Monitoring - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Policy Enforcement and Compliance - AI Security Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) ToolsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Compliance - AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud SecurityHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data SecurityHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)Hide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features
Not enough data
7.2
12
Agentic AI - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Services - Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
Not enough data
8.2
12
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Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
25.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
38.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
36.0%
Wiz
Wiz
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
6.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
54.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Information Technology and Services
22.9%
Computer Software
12.0%
Computer & Network Security
10.9%
Education Management
6.9%
Oil & Energy
3.6%
Other
43.6%
Wiz
Wiz
Financial Services
18.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Computer Software
11.2%
Computer & Network Security
4.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
50.3%
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